If you or a media worker you know would like to know more about trauma and journalism, including how to build resilience and cope with covering distressing stories, the Dart websites are a great place to start.

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Words: Trina McLellan

* Disclosure: From 2004-2009, Trina McLellan was a founding board member for the Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma – Australasia (now the Dart Centre Asia Pacific). Prior to that she had contact with researchers at the Dart Center as she completed a Master of Arts thesis. In the decade since, she has continued to work on teaching and advancement projects relating to issues around journalism and trauma, including the recent delivery of an online Disaster Reporting course for the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association.